Ashes 2017/18

[SWP's back]

Stupid by cook, really fucking stupid. He was never in control of that shot.

Yep. Absolutely no need for it either.

 

[RandomJ]

Their bowlers are just better. Making it look like ours bowled on a completley different pitch.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Yep. Absolutely no need for it either.

Tremendous, pottering about the house to then come down and see another wicket has gone.

Hopefully Vince wasn't as brainless as Cook.

 

[SWP's back]

Tremendous, pottering about the house to then come down and see another wicket has gone.

Hopefully Vince wasn't as brainless as Cook.

No. Was a decent ball just back of a length. Straightened hugely and he played the original line, was squared up and nicked to first slip.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

No. Was a decent ball just back of a length. Straightened hugely and he played the original line, was squared up and nicked to first slip.

Shame that after his fine effort in the first innings.

That was a nasty one Root received on the helmet - three years to the day and the Phil Hughes tragedy.

 

[the plasterer]

England have to survive the morning session tomorrow, if Australia get a couple of early wickets then England will be facing defeat, on the flip side if England can survive and get some runs on the board, gabba is not the pitch for a 4th innings run chase, great first test match this is

 

[The blue phantom]

England have to survive the morning session tomorrow, if Australia get a couple of early wickets then England will be facing defeat, on the flip side if England can survive and get some runs on the board, gabba is not the pitch for a 4th innings run chase, great first test match this is

According to Ponting & Gilly this pitch will still be great to batsmen come the 5th day.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Cook is an idiot. No need for that shot at all. Could have done with him staying in with stoneman until the morning. Stoneman looks solid out there, hopefully him and root can put up a decent partnership. Need several big scores or else we’re fucked.

 

[waspish]

Said before I’m worried about Cook because when he is in this type of form it usually lasts for a series problem is there ain’t no one to bring in. Bowling wise we power puff, said beginning of series though we have to get big runs. Root need a big innings here to stamp his authority in the series, if he goes cheaply tonight going to be a long long series. Regarding Stokes what’s happening is he been banned by ECB he ain’t been charged.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Smith is a superb player. Twice Australia were in the shit in that match and he bailed them out with able support from Cummins.

Need a great innings from Root now. I don't fancy our chances otherwise